2009 April

April
29

ANR Release Party Friday at The Vagabond + FREE MP3s!
posted by Lolo

At long last, AWESOME NEW REPUBLIC are back, better than ever, and dropping a ridiculously good new EP! “Rational Geographic Vol.1″ has operatic dance hits, upbeat soul jams, thumping acoustic ballads and their live favorite/ode to Miami – “Magic City” – finally available for home listening! We have the physical release at Sweat Records, but the whole EP is available for FREE by surfing over to anrmiami.com.

Now EPs are great, but come out this Friday and see why ANR have earned a reputation as one of South Florida’s most solidly awesome and exciting live acts. You will not be disappointed.

Also appearing tonight, ANR’s comrade DGENETICS will be in from LA to do a guest DJ set in the Main Room! Check out his label’s beyond excellent promo video below:

Generation V from DGENETICS on Vimeo.

AND, as a special bonus to all the Sweat blog readers, we’ve got a FREE, exclusive, high-quality MP3 of ANR’s new “Birthday” remix by Dgenetics! This is going to be part of an upcoming series of free local music. Download the track below and enjoy!

DOWNLOAD: Awesome New Republic – Birthday (Dgenetics Remix) MP3

UPDATE: This is a new file-sharing site we’re working with so bear with us. If for some reason is asks for a password to download the track use “disko” – thanks!

SEE YOU AT THE SHOW!

Tags: Free MP3s, Fridays, Local Music, The Vagabond | 3 Comments

April
27

This Week’s Parties In Pictures
posted by Lolo

☆ Sweat Records presents a visual guide to 04/27-05/01 ☆

Tonight at Sweat we’ve got an encore screening of “CLOSING TIME” by local filmmaker Tony Kapel. It features Miami art- and music-makers the TM Sisters, Jesse Jackson, Jen Stark, Manny Prieres, Rachel Goodrich and more. The screening is FREE and starts at 8pm.

Tuesday is PSYCHIC TUESDAYS at Bella Rose. Now in it’s 4th month, this underground dance party is truly worth checking out for music you swoon over but just won’t hear anywhere else (outside of your bedroom). There’s also no cover and 2-for-1 drinks all night so if you too feel the need to bop and sway and goth dance to classic new wave, post-punk, industrial, and other dark favorites, this is definitely the place. Join their Facebook group to stay in touch.

Also on Tuesday, if you like colors other than black, miss Pamela Wasabi (aka Miami’s own Rainbow Brite) will be hosting the COSPLAY WASABI FASHION PARTY at Sushi Samba on Lincoln Road. This month’s color theme is BLUE so wear your wildest blue outfit as there’s a cash prize for the best costume. 11pm to 4am.

Wednesday evening up in West Palm Beach, SUNFEST kicks off with performances by Wavves, The Mae Shi, The Spam Allstars, Kinky and more! The festival goes through the weekend (Cold War Kids Saturday night!) and the full info can be found here.

Wednesday at Off The Radar at The Standard, our old friend DJ SAUL (HIMSELF) is back visiting from China and will be doing a special guest DJ set! Lords knows what kind of music he picked up out there but don’t worry as his tunes always rock a party. 8pm to midnight and parking is reduced w/ validation inside.

Thursday night at (((SHAKE))) at The Vagabond is a yearly theme party all of Miami’s been waiting for… QUINCES NUMERO DOS! This year’s entertainment includes superstar DJs Doormouse, Alex Caso and Induce with live performances by Jose El Rey and Afrobeta, plus food, cake and more sorpresas. You can RSVP to shake305@gmail.com and don’t forget to dress for to impress…

This Friday at The Vagabond, we’ve got a very special event as it’s the official album release party show for AWESOME NEW REPUBLIC! More on that tomorrow…

Also Friday at GOO, there’s the opening for a homegrown art show called “The World That Summer” with live performances by Eli & Gyr and the Diet Cokeheads. Goo is right by Sweat so swing by the store and check out our flier area for more of what’s up!

Have a great week!

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April
27

Bike Miami Days Are The Best Days
posted by Lolo

Yesterday morning I woke up early and went down to Coconut Grove for this month’s Bike Miami. It takes a lot to get me out of bed on my only day off but it was so worth it! Bike Miami isn’t a race or a ride, it’s just a giant free block party with all the blocks closed off to cars so you can tool around and “explore your city in a new way.” I don’t have a bike but I rented one for free at the event and walked around a lot too as it was a beautiful day.

The meeting point was at Peacock Park and most of the main streets were car-free and just so nice to ride on without the fear of being flattened by a SUV driver in the middle of a heated cell phone conversation. The mayor, police chief, and tons of city people were there, plus tons of families, spandex cyclists, “fixies”, rollerbladers, skateboarders, runners, and everyone else you can think of. Honor Roll Music hosted the stage at the park with performances by ANR and Airship Rocketship. There was also a huge contingency there in orange representing the Netherlands Consulate – the Dutch practically are born bicycling so they’re all about supporting bike culture in Miami. Great pics are up here: Coconut Grove Grapevine

If you haven’t heard, Bike Miami Days are part of the city’s new initiatives to promote bicycle-oriented events, add more bike lanes, and to generally make the city more bike-friendly, which it should be as it’s so goddamn gorgeous down here all year round. Props to Kathryn Moore and Collin Worth for making all this happen.

The whole day was inspiring. I’m now on the lookout for a sweet, two-wheeled ride of my own so I can represent at all the future Bike Miami Days, the next one being Downtown on Sunday, May 17th. Purple-and-turquoise Sweat bike crew anyone??

P.S. More bike lanes are indeed in the works, but in the meantime, don’t you want one of these?

Tags: Free Event, Gettin' Physical | 1 Comment

April
24

Through The Weekend
posted by Lolo
Dear Friends,

First off we just want to say THANKS SO MUCH again to everyone for coming out to Sweat’s 4-Year Anniversary and Record Store Day 2009 last Saturday! It was an amazing time, hundreds and hundreds of people came by throughout the day, and we sold A TON OF MUSIC. Thanks too to Panic Bomber (free tunes at panicbomber.com) and Rachel Goodrich for their stellar performances, Mike Deuce and Laura of Miami (WVUM) for the tunes, Sacre Bleu and Bacardi for the booze, and the whole Record Store Day team for creating such a wonderful music-centric “holiday.”

We’re proud to report we are now finally about set to get our new air conditioning!!!! Updates on that soon…

Also, happy weekend! There’s a bunch of great stuff going on so here’s the dilly complete with lots of clickable links.

Tonight:
- Aww yeah, GLISS (LA) + LIFE OF SEALS at Fridays at The Vagabond!
- The Rhythm Foundation’s Transatlantic Festival continues at the North Beach Bandshell with THE BUDOS BAND + JAVIER GARCIA!
Saturday:
- Last night of the Transatlatic Festival with CUCU DIAMANTES (Yerba Buena) + Mali’s TINARIWEN!
- The godfather of house music – FRANKIE KNUCKLES – spins at Back Door Bamby at The Vagabond!
Sunday:
- BIKE MIAMI RETURNS! Explore your city in a new way as the main streets in Coconut Grove are closed to cars from 9am to 2pm. There will also be a Dutch orange bike parade, activities for kids, live music all over the streets and more! Even your best excuse (“I don’t have a bike!”) won’t work today as you can rent bikes for FREE at the event!
- And if you still haven’t partied enough yet, there’s always Chocolate Sundays at Purdy Lounge
Have a great, safe time everyone! See you on Monday when MOVIE MONDAYS presents an encore screening of local filmmaker Tony Kapel’s “Closing Time” featuring all sorts of great Miami music-makers and artists!

Cheers,
Lolo, Jsin + the Sweat crew
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April
24

“Pure Imagination” Featured on WLRN!
posted by Lolo

Check out this cool video piece about local radio show/live sensation PURE IMAGINATION that just aired on WLRN’s ArtStreet! I got to add my 2 cents in about PI’s goodness as well, check it out:

FYI the next PURE IMAGINATION LIVE is Saturday, May 16th at Sweat Records and gosh darn it we WILL have air conditioning by then!

Tags: Local Media, Press, Pure Imagination, Video | 3 Comments

April
21

Bliss Out with GLISS Friday Night
posted by Lolo

This Friday at The Vagabond we’re super excited to be bringing in GLISS from LA! This trio’s sexy, hazy, psychedelic pop sounds remind us of a female-fronted My Bloody Valentine or BRMC. In their live show they all switch instruments and Billy Corgan was so impressed he took them on tour to open for the Smashing Pumpkins all over Europe. If you wanna get your early listening click the pic below or we also have their brand new album “Devotion Implosion” in at Sweat!

Opening will be local act LIFE OF SEALS who are awesome and totally worth checking out as well. They played outside in the Garden and floored us in January so this time around they’ll take the stage in the Main Room. Any band who lists “Brian Wilson, Depeche Mode, Tortoise, M83, Steely Dan, The Mercury Program, MBV and New Order” as their influences is OK by us!

Admission is FREE before 11. See you Friday!

Tags: Concerts, Fridays, The Vagabond | 1 Comment

April
20

Party Tonight! Movie Mondays Returns!
posted by Lolo

Howdy folks!

Tonight is the re-birth of MOVIE MONDAYS at Sweat, but it’s also 4/20 AND we also have an extra keg left over from Saturday so we decided to throw a party!

Come out around 8pm and grab a comfy seat on one of our couches cuz we’ll be screening brand new Gorillaz documentary “Bananaz” and Doug Benson’s 4/20-friendly medical marijuana doc “Super High Me” on the big screen!

This event is FREE. You should come. It’s gonna be bananaz (sorry).

Love,
Sweat

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April
17

The Full Low-Down on Tomorrow Night!
posted by Lolo
Dear Friends,

We’re so excited and damn if we’ll hide it – tomorrow night is Sweat’s FOURTH ANNIVERSARY AND RECORD STORE DAY 2009!!

It’s hard to believe it’s already been 4 years since we opened up our little shop on 23rd St. in early 2005, and we’re so happy to still be here with all of you in our home on 55th St. and NE 2nd Ave. We’ve been through a lot but it’s been worth it 100%.

Not only that, but Record Store Day has gotten HUGE. It’s become a global phenomenon, with over 1,000 participating stores worldwide, loads of exclusive releases, artist support from Paul McCartney on down, and the Mayor of New York City even made an official proclamation about it! You can check out some local press on Sweat and RSD here:

Miami Herald: Hoping for another record-setting event
Miami New Times: International Record Store Day
CoolJunkie.com: Sweat Records Celebrates 4-Year Anniversary!!!

In order to celebrate RSD ‘09 and to thank Miami for 4 awesome years, we invite you to the shop tomorrow night!! Here’s what you can expect:
- Exclusive releases from your favorites – Pavement, The Stooges, Dandy Warhols, Arthur Russell, The Black Kids, The Smiths, Jenny Lewis, My Morning Jacket, Sonic Youth, Bob Dylan and many more!
- DJs Mike Deuce and Laura of Miami (WVUM)
- A live in-store performance by Miami’s own PANIC BOMBER
- Vinyl, vinyl, and more vinyl! We are stocked UP.
- 40 limited edition one-of-a-kind dope new Sweat tees by FACTION
- The Feverish Ice Cream Truck will be parked outside!
- Loads of free CDs, buttons, stickers, posters and other swag
- Free cupcakes, a Sacre Bleu wine tasting, kegs and treats!
- A special bonus live performance by RACHEL GOODRICH!!!
This party is FREE, from 6pm to midnight, and open to everyone.

Extra thanks to Sacre Bleu (check out their not-just-wine blog at finewhineblog.com), WVUM 90.5 FM, District Print, The Vagabond, Bacardi, and Yelp.com for helping out with this event.

Come out and toast with us to the next 4 years!!!!

Btw, you can also celebrate Record Store Day locally at Radio-Active Records (FTL), Uncle Sam’s and Selected Records – make the rounds and support!!

Love,
Lolo, Jsin + the Sweat crew

P.S. Super thanks again to Cielo Cafè, FriendsWithYou, CrossFit 305, LiveNation and everyone who pitched in toward our A/C! We are almost there!
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